Tom, an American investor on a mission to help the Irish people climb out of the mud, arrives in Dublin to find a country far less needy than he had imagined: the economy is in overdrive and so are the characters, in this quirky, witty satire on the “New Ireland.”
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"'Thrillingly original... A work of rare achievement... To that long list of Irish writers who write better English than the English, a new name can be added.' Sunday Telegraph 'Gloriously comic... I can't remember when I last so enjoyed or admired a novel.' Literary Review 'Haverty's ability to imagine the sights, smells and voices of early 19th century London is nothing short of miraculous.' Sunday Telegraph 'Luminous intelligence, humour and sympathy.' The Times"
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Anne Haverty is one of Ireland’s most highly regarded young writers. She is the author of One Day as a Tiger, winner of the Rooney Prize and shortlisted for the 1997 Whitbread First Novel Award, and The Beauty of the Moon, a collection of poetry.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Where is the rest of the story?,
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This review is from: The Free and Easy (Paperback)
Haverty provides an acurate feel for the modern day internal conflict in an Irish society (3 stars for that alone) dealing with new found prosperity. Many characters are introduced but you really aren't given the opportunity to know them.
The storyline has huge potential but the reader is left rather disappointed with the "ending". I placed quotes around the word ending because the book more accurately stops in mid stride. Through the first 200+ pages the reader is introduced to the many characters and slowly given a flavor of modern day life in prosperous Dublin. During the last 50 pages no fewer than ten characters have significant life events that are simply mentioned but never expanded upon. When the book suddenly ends (not concluded) the reader is left wondering if there is a second volume that somehow was lost in the mail.
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